AP Wire | 09/08/2005 | Landlord sues restaurateurs who say building is haunted

Hope there weren’t any demonic Smurfs about!

The owners of a Japanese restaurant who claim their newly renovated building is haunted are being sued by their landlord for refusing to move in.
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Christopher and Yoko Chung, the owners of Amura Japanese Restaurant, had planned to move into the building in October 2004, but backed out of the lease.
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Franklin said Christopher Chung’s religious beliefs as a Jehovah’s Witness required him to “avoid encountering or having any association with spirits or demons.”
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The lawsuit also asks a judge to decide whether the building is haunted and, if so, whether the ghosts would interfere with the restaurant’s business.